January 22

1964 Big Fred Harris and Bill Motte combined for 22 points

to lead Woonsocket to a 49-36 beating of Central Falls in Class B action. Harris tallied 12 and Motte 10 as the Villa Novans improved to 3-1 in league play. Dan Siwy was the Warriors top producer with 11 points as CF suffered its third loss in four league games.

1984 With the score tied at 28-28, that left it up to heavyweight

Brian Williamson who responded with an 8-4 triumph over Chris Spirito giving the Cumberland wrestling team a 31-28 win over Cranston West in an exciting meet. Scoring pins for the Clippers were Bob Tougas at 138, Gary Jordan (155) and Jim Samos (167), while Scott Mello (98), Dan McIlmail (105) and Jamie Durand (145) tallied points for the locals. “Jordan wrestled one of the top 155-pounders in the state in (Steve) Gibree,” said Cumberland coach Steve Gordon. “To pin Gibree was very impressive.” 1994 Coach Steve Gordon’s unbeaten Cumberland wrestling

team captured nine wins in the 13-event program to crush Smithfield 51-18 and improve to 8-0 overall and 7-0 in Class A-1 action. Luis Araujo at 112 pounds, Chris Martin (130), Jamie Procter (135), John Cimino (152), John Rogala (189) and heavyweight Billy Quinn all scored pins, while Jeff Laplante (103), Dave Bowler (125), Brian Therrien (145) and Adam Ray (171) garnered decision wins. “The two big matches were Araujo and Therrien. Therrien beat a very tough wrestler in Joe Gemma, 9-3, and that’s the best he’s wrestled all season,” said Gordon.